Jonesville runs all over UC, 58-27

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Oct 6, 2012 at 9:00 AM

By Gary Baker

sports@thedailyreporter.comUNION CITY — A playoff berth was on the line Friday night for the Union City Chargers with Jonesville in town.The Comets put a stop to that.A resurgent Jonesville squad kept their winning streak alive and playoff hopes in sight with a 58-27 thrashing at Alumni Field. The Comets won the battle in the trenches all night long, as they pounded and pounded the Union City defense."Defensively, we have some work to do," said Charger coach Chris Davis. "They (Jonesville) dominated the line of scrimmage on their side of the ball."Jonesville put together a nice opening drive, picking up chunks of yardage as backs Brandon Jenkins, Cody Hath, Collin Edinger and Tyler Bognar — who converted a critical third and one from the seven. The opening score came on the next play, as Jenkins ran in from seven yards out. Jenkins kicked the point after making it a 7-0 game.Union City's first possession was disasterous. After Josh Holton ran for 26 yards on first down, two snaps went over the head of quarterback Brady Johnson, which set up a fourth and 40, forcing a Union City punt.Jonesville went down the field once again, riding Jenkins the majority of the way, as the senior scored on a 25-yard run. The point after made it a 14-0 game, but Union City came back quickly. The Chargers took over on their own 43 and Holton bounced outside for a 57-yard score. Scott Alwood kicked the extra point to make it a 14-7. In the second quarter, Josh Holton scored on a six-yard run and Aaron Watson scored on a 52-yard run. Jonesville scored 20 points in the second quarter to take a 34-21 lead into the half.In the third, Holton scored for the final time on the night with an 82-yard score. The Comets tacked on 24 points more to pull away for the win. Offensively, the Chargers gained 361 yards on the night, with 291 coming on the ground on 21 rushes.Josh Holton had 214 yards on 11 carries to put him over 1,500 yards on the season. Brady Johnson was 3 of 7 passing for 70 yards and an interception.Defensively, Chris Rieger had 20 tackles on the night with Aaron Watson and Devon DiGiacomo tallying 10 each.Jonesville rushed for 624 yards on the night."We had to keep them off the field because of (Holton)," said Jonesville coach Clay Pelham. "They couldn't stop us, we knew that going in. We just kept rolling, and it's fun."Union City is 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Eight and travel to Reading next Friday night.

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